Barricades back up again in preparation for upcoming parades

Barricades will be back in the streets of Lafayette this morning as crews begin preparing for upcoming parades.

Crews will begin placing barricades along the parade route starting at 8:00 am beginning at the East Simcoe and Jefferson Street intersection and following along to the East Vermilion and Johnston Street intersection.

Partial road closures will occur as crews work to set up those barricades.

The work will finish up tomorrow, Friday, February 9, from Johnston Street and East Vermilion all the way to Cajun Field. That work will begin at 8:00 am.

The Department of Interior will offer 77.3 million acres offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida for oil and gas exploration and development, according to Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt.

The Department of Interior will offer 77.3 million acres offshore Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida for oil and gas exploration and development, according to Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt.